Dason Pettit

Dason Pettit is an Instructional Assistant Professor of Studio Art at the Department of Art & Art History within the University of Mississippi's College of Liberal Arts. His work focuses on exploring themes of stability, memory, disintegration, distortion, and metaphor through photography and illustration, drawing inspiration from cinema, literature, and philosophy.

Education

• MFA in Art from Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge (2018)

Research Interests

Mr. Pettit’s artistic practice investigates the philosophical underpinnings of memory, belief, and meaning. His work invites viewers to consider the fluidity of memory over time, its subjective importance, and interconnectedness, using disintegration and distortion as metaphors to challenge fixed interpretations and embrace complexity.